2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,754 560 11.3 10.1-12.5 4,194 88.7 87.5-89.9
-MALES 2,121 214 9.8 8.3-11.6 1,907 90.2 88.4-91.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,409 122 8.5 6.8-10.5 1,287 91.5 89.5-93.2
Non-Hispanic Black 349 45 11.0 7.6-15.7 304 89.0 84.3-92.4
Other 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 484 55 9.9 7.2-13.3 429 90.1 86.7-92.8
35-44 287 23 9.6 6.0-14.9 264 90.4 85.1-94.0
45-54 374 34 10.5 6.9-15.8 340 89.5 84.2-93.1
55-64 399 55 12.0 8.6-16.6 344 88.0 83.4-91.4
65-74 356 29 9.6 6.2-14.5 327 90.4 85.5-93.8
75+ 205 18 4.3 2.5- 7.4 187 95.7 92.6-97.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 227 52 21.5 15.6-28.8 175 78.5 71.2-84.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 589 74 12.3 9.5-16.0 515 87.7 84.0-90.5
Some Post-H.S. 530 48 6.6 4.6- 9.5 482 93.4 90.5-95.4
College Graduate 772 39 3.9 2.6- 5.6 733 96.1 94.4-97.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 164 39 26.4 18.3-36.5 125 73.6 63.5-81.7
$15,000- 24,999 308 39 11.7 7.6-17.5 269 88.3 82.5-92.4
$25,000- 34,999 195 19 10.2 6.0-16.7 176 89.8 83.3-94.0
$35,000- 49,999 264 24 9.1 5.6-14.5 240 90.9 85.5-94.4
$50,000- 74,999 309 22 6.9 4.0-11.5 287 93.1 88.5-96.0
$75,000+ 593 26 3.4 2.1- 5.5 567 96.6 94.5-97.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 631 214 36.4 31.5-41.5 417 63.6 58.5-68.5
No 1,478 *** *** *** 1,478 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 623 73 12.8 9.7-16.6 550 87.2 83.4-90.3
Non-Veteran 1,494 140 8.8 7.2-10.9 1,354 91.2 89.1-92.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 585 52 9.3 6.8-12.6 533 90.7 87.4-93.2
Regional City or Suburban County 434 41 8.7 6.0-12.4 393 91.3 87.6-94.0
Rural 1,102 121 10.9 8.7-13.7 981 89.1 86.3-91.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,299 87 7.3 5.7- 9.3 1,212 92.7 90.7-94.3
Unemployed 76 14 16.3 8.9-28.1 62 83.7 71.9-91.1
Retired 504 48 8.2 5.7-11.5 456 91.8 88.5-94.3
Unable to Work 159 57 36.7 27.2-47.4 102 63.3 52.6-72.8
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** 63 91.5 79.6-96.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 136 23 19.7 12.0-30.6 113 80.3 69.4-88.0
101% to 150% 291 40 13.5 9.1-19.6 251 86.5 80.4-90.9
151% to 200% 140 15 7.1 3.8-13.1 125 92.9 86.9-96.2
More than 200% 1,130 69 5.2 3.9- 6.9 1,061 94.8 93.1-96.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 422 48 12.8 8.5-18.8 374 87.2 81.2-91.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 756 87 11.4 8.9-14.4 669 88.6 85.6-91.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 943 79 8.1 6.2-10.5 864 91.9 89.5-93.8

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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